Coin actuated automatic programmer



Sept. 1, 1964 w. FOELKEL ETAL COIN ACTUA' I'ED AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMER Filed Sept. 4, 1962 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 M. Geogg Sade L flew/zen 742mm 3: 7W W942 p 1964 w. FOELKEL ETAL COIN ACTUATED AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 4, 1962 INVENTORS .ioedkeb Elma/p United States Patent COIN ACTUATED AUTOMATIC PROGRANIMER Wilhelm Foelkel, Herford, Westphalia, Georg Seidcl,

Minden, Westphalia, and Werner Tiemann, Oberbauerschaft, Kreis Lubbecke, Germany, assiguors to The Wurlitzer Company, Chicago, 11L, a corporation of Ohio Filed Sept. 4, 1962, Ser. No. 221,243 11 Claims. (Cl. 194-15) The present invention relates to coin controlled automatic recording playing machines, particularly coin controlled automatic phonographs.

Recording playing machines of this character normally store a sizable number of recordings in readiness for playing and are equipped with means that enables the customer to choose or select recordings that are subsequently played automatically. A typical machine is equipped with means which automatically charges the customer, who must deposit coins, for the recordings chosen and subsequently played.

As a practical matter, it is necessary that the recordings in a playing machine of this character be selectable for playing by means which enables the customer to choose individual recordings one at a time. It is also advantageous to enable the customer who so desires to choose a whole predetermined group of recordings at once. By choosing a group of recordings, the customer avoids the necessity of selecting recordings one at a time and obtains the advantages of the effort that has been given to selection of the recordings that constitute the predetermined group.

It follows that any coin controlled automatic recording playing machine which enables the customer to choose recordings either individually or in a group must also be capable of automatically charging the customer for the recordings chosen in accordance with the number of chosen recordings and manner in which the recordings are chosen. In this connection, it may be noted that it is also advantageous to charge when desired a different playing rate for recordings chosen in a group than for record ings which are chosen individually.

The accomplishment of these ends automatically has presented certain problems that have led to structural complexity and limitations characteristic of prior machines.

One object of the invention is to provide a coin controlled automatic recording playing machine having new and improved means which enables the customer to select recordings either individually or in a group.

Another object of the invention is to provide in a coin controlled recording playing machine, equipped with means enabling a customer to choose recordings one at a time, new and improved means which enables the customer to choose for playing a whole preselected group of recordings merely by depositing a coin.

Another object is to provide in a coin controlled recording machine, equipped with means enabling the customer to choose recordings one at a time, new and improved means of an inherently economical structural character which enables the customer tochoose a whole preselected group of recordings, while at the same time avoiding complicating either structurally or functionally the means provided in the machine for charging the customer for recordings which are selected individually.

Another object is to provide a new and improved coin controlled recording playing machine having a coin controlled individual recording selecting means, including slug rejecting and coin classifying means, and having a highly simplified yet highly effective recording group selecting means which utilizes the slug rejecting and coin classifying means of the individual recording selecting means, while at the same time functioning advantageous- 1y independently of the individual recording selecting means.

Another object is to transform a conventional coin controlled automatic recording playing machine, which enables the customer to choose recordings only one at a time, into a machine which also enables the customer to choose a whole group of recordings at once, and which differs structurally from the conventional machine only by the addition of a limited number of inexpensive components.

Another object is to provide for the economical conversion of an existing conventional recording playing maclr'ne, which enables the customer to choose recordings only one at a time, into a machine which also enables the customer to choose a whole group of recordings at once.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description of the exemplary forms of the invention illustrated in the drawings in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a coin controlled automatic phonograph embodying the invention, certain internal components being illustrated in phantom;

FlG. 2 is a sectional view taken with reference to the line 22 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a generally diagrammatic illustration of the novel circuitry and components in the phonograph; and

FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic illustration of a modified form of control circuitry.

Referring to the drawings in greater detail, the coin controlled automatic phonograph 10 forming the exemplary embodiment of the invention illustrated stores a sizable number of phonograph recordings or records 12 in a toroidal magazine 14 in readiness for playing.

The customer who desires to choose one or more individual recordings for playing deposits a coin or coins (not shown) in a coin slot or receiver 16 on the front of the machine.

Coins deposited in the receiver 16 drop through a first chute 18, FIGS. 1 and 3, into a slug rejecting and coin classifying device 20, which rejects slugs and classifies acceptable coins according to the denomination of the individual coin. The machine illustrated is designed to receive coins in three different denominations. The coins accepted and classified by the mechanism 20 are directed, as illustrated schematically in FIG. 3, into a coin detecting zone 22 where coins in three different denominations are sensed by coin sensing switches 24, 26 and 28.

The coin sensing switches 24, 26 and 28 are individually connected to conventional crediting means 30, illustrated diagrammatically in FIG. 3, which establishes a credit to the customer in accordance with the recording playing value of the coins deposited.

The credit means 39 activates normally inactive means which enables the customer to select individual recordings for playing.

As illustrated diagrammatically in FIG. 3, an individual recording selecting circuit 32 is controlled by the credit means 39 to be activated when playing credit is established in the credit means. The recording selecting circuit 32 is controlled manually by a bank of letter buttons 34 and by a bank of number buttons 36 on the front of the machine. To select a recording after depositing a sufficient coin value in the receiver 16, the customer depresses a letter button 34 and a number button 36 corresponding to the desired recordings.

The depressed letter buttons 34 and the depressed number buttons 36 operate through the circuit 32 to activate one of a series of stop solenoids 38 corresponding to the depressed number buttons, to energize a drive motor 40 for rotating an annular series of letter solenoids 42 to a position determined by the energized stop sole- 3 noid 38, and to energize one of the letter solenoids 42 corresponding to the depressed letter button 34.

The energized letter solenoid 42 operates in a conventional manner to set a selector pin 44 corresponding to the desired recording. An annular series of selector pins 44, FIG. 2, is mounted in the machine 18 in concentric underlying relation to the magazine 14, as illustrated in FIG. 1. Any number of selector pins 44 can be set at one time.

Upon setting of one or more selector pins 44 conventional record playing means in the machine 18 including a rotatable selector arm 46 and an automatic turntable 47 proceed to play recordings from the magazine 14 corresponding to the set pins 44.

The construction of the recording playing machine as described thus far is conventional.

Provision is made in the recording machine 18 for enabling the customer, if he so desires, to choose at once a whole predetermined group of recordings. Moreover, the customer is enabled to select a group of recordings at once merely by depositing in a group selecting coin slot or receiver 46 a coin in a denomination sufiicient to cover the playing price of the predetermined group of records. This is the only act which need be performed by the customer.

The coin which is deposited in the group selector slot 46 passes down through a coin chute 48 to enter the slug rejecting and coin classifying mechanism 28 at the same place where coins enter the mechanism from the first chute 18. In passing through the chute 48, a coin moves through a coin path different from the coin path in the chute 18 and momentarily closes a group selector switch 50 in the chute 48.

Closure of the switch 58 causes setting of selector pins 44 corresponding to the preselected recordings in the recording group, provided the coin which closes the switch 50 is found to be acceptable and to be of the proper denomination for covering the playing price of the re cording group. The acceptability of the coin and the denomination of the coin is determined through use of the slug rejecting and classifying mechanism 20 used in establishing credit in the credit means 30, as previously described. Normally, the coin required to play the record group will be the largest coin acceptable by the machine. Hence, the coin which momentarily closes the switch 50 will pass through the mechanism 20 and subsequently close the coin sensing switch 28 for the largest denomination coin if the coin is in fact acceptable for playing a recording group.

Upon being closed, the switch 50 energizes a relay 52 by closing a circuit which includes a power conductor 54, switch 50, relay 52, knockout switch 56, normally closed relay switch 58-1 and ground conductor 60. The relay 52 closes normally open relay switch 52-1 to connect the conductor 54 directly to the relay 52 and maintain energization of the relay 52 independently of the switch 50.

Energization of the relay 52 also opens normally closed relay switch 52-2 and closes normally open relay switch 52-3 to disconnect the coin sensing switch 28 from the credit means 30, and to connect the switch 28 to a second relay 58. It may be noted that the coin sensing switch 28 is normally connected to the credit means 30 through normally closed relay switch 52-2 and normally closed relay switch 58-2. Closure of the relay switch 52-3 connects one side of the switch 28 to the relay 58 which is grounded. The other side of the switch 28 is connected to a power conductor 62.

If the coin which closed the switch 50 is in fact acceptable and of a proper denomination it passes through the mechanism 20 to close the switch 28 which energizes the relay 58.

Energization of the relay 58 opens the normally closed switch 58-1 to deenergize the previously energized relay 52. Energization of relay 58 also opens normally closed switch 52-2 to continue the disconnection of the switch 4- 28 from the credit means 30 even after the relay 52 is deenergized. Energization of the relay 58 closes relay switch 58-3 to connect the coin switch 28 to the relay 58 for continuing energization of the relay 58 independently of the switch 52-3 which opens upon deenergization of the relay 52.

Energization of the relay 58 also closes normally open relay switch 58-4 to energize a power solenoid 62, FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, that effects an immediate setting of a plurality of selector pins 42 corresponding to the respective recordings in the preselected group of recordings stored in the magazine 12.

As shown, a movable core 64 of the solenoid 62 is biased outwardly by a spring 66. The inner end of the core 64 carries an arcuate comb 68 disposed in a generally horizontal position radially outward of the selector pins 44 and defining a plurality of inwardly projecting comb teeth 70 opposing the selector pins 44 corresponding to the recordings in the preselected group. As shown, the comb 68 has seven comb teeth 70. Energization of the solenoid 62, as described, moves the comb 68 inwardly momentarily to set seven selector pins 44. To increase or decrease the number of recordings which are selected upon deposit of a coin in the receiver 46, it is necessary only to increase or decrease the number of teeth 70 in the comb 68.

It may be noted that if the coin which momentarily closes the switch 50 is subsequently rejected by the mechanism 28 as a slug, the relay 52 will remain energized to precondition the machine to select a group of records upon closure of the switch 28. This is of no consequence if the next coin deposited is deposited in the receiver 46. If the next coin is deposited in the receiver 16 it moves through the chute 18, FIG. 3, to open the switch 56 and deenergizes the relay 52 so that the coin is properly credited in the credit means 30 for the selec tion of recordings individually.

It will be appreciated that the circuitry illustrated in FIG. 3 allows an unlimited amount of time for a coin to reach the coin sensing switch 28 after momentarily closing the switch 50. The relay 52 is deenergized normally only after the coin has closed the switch 28 after closing the switch 50. This allows an unlimited amount of time for the slug mechanism and classifiying mechanism 20 to do its work. However, the amount of time required for the coin to move from the switch 52 to the switch 58 is predictable within relatively small limits.

Because of this, the circuitry illustrated in FIG. 3 can be simplified as illustrated in FIG. 4, in which components corresponding to those previously described in relation to FIG. 3 are identified with the same reference numbers with the addition of the subscript a.

Momentary closing of the switch 50a, FIG. 4, by movement of a coin through the chute 48a energizes a time delay relay 76. The relay 76 opens a normally closed relay switch 76-1 to disconnect the coin sensing switch 28a from the credit means 30a and to close normally open relay switch 76-2 to connect coin sensing switch 28a with the solenoid 62a, which in this instance is grounded.

The time delay relay 76 itself is of conventional construction and is so designed that it holds the switch 76-1 open and holds the switch 76-2 closed for a predetermined period of time after opening of the switch 50a, which period of time is sufiicient to allow a coin to progress from the switch 50a to the switch 28a to energize the solenoid 62a and effect the desired setting of the recording ground selector pins 44a.

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A coin controlled recording playing machine, comprising, in combination, first and second coin receivers, coin accepting means, means for directing coins through first and second coin paths from said first and second coin receivers respectively to said coin accepting means, first selecting means for selecting individual recordings v.9 for playing and being normally in an inoperative state, credit means controlling said first selecting means for rendering the latter in an operative state, a plurality of sensing switches for sensing coins in difierent denominations accepted by said coin accepting means, means connecting said switches to said credit means for operating the latter to render said first selecting means in an operative state, second selecting means for selecting at once a predetermined plurality of recordings, first relay means for operating said second selecting means upon energization of said first relay means, second relay means interconnected between one of said coin sensing switches and said first relay means to effect upon energization of said second relay means a connection of said one sensing switch to said first relay means for energizing said first relay means to operate said second selecting means upon closure of said one switch, coin responsive switch means connected in controlling relation to said second relay means and positioned in coacting relation to said second path to energize said second relay means in response to movement of a coin along said second path, said second relay means including switch means operative as an incident to energization of said second relay means to continue energization of the second relay means independently of said coin responsive switch means, said first relay means including switch means associated with said second relay means to deenergize the latter upon energization of said first relay means, knockout switch means connected with said second relay means and being associated with said first path to deenergize said second relay means as an incident to movement of a coin along said first path, and recording playing means for playing recordings selected by either of said selecting means.

2. A coin controlled recording playing machine, comprising, in combination, first and second coin receivers, coin accepting means, means for directing coins through first and second coin paths from said first and second coin receivers respectively to said coin accepting means, first selecting means for selecting individual recordings for playing and being normally in an inoperative state, credit means controlling said first selecting means for rendering the latter in an operative state, a plurality of sensing switches for sensing coins in different denominations accepted by said coin accepting means and being connected to said credit means for operating the latter to render said first selecting means in an operative state, manual control means coacting with said first selecting means to operate the latter when it is in an operative state, second selecting means for selecting at once a predetermined plurality of recordings, first relay means for operating said second selecting means, second relay means interconnected between one of said coin sensing switches and said first relay means to eliect upon energization of said second relay means a connection of said one sensing switch to said first relay means to effect upon closure of said one switch energization of said first relay means for operating said second selecting means, coin responsive switch means connected in controlling relation to said second relay means and positioned in coacting relation to said second path to energize said second relay means in response to movement of a coin along said second path, means responsive to energization of said second relay means to continue energization of the second relay means independently of said coin responsive switch means, means responsive to energization of said first relay means to deenergize said second relay means, and recording playing means for playing recordings selected by either of said selecting means. I

3. A coin controlled recording playing machine comprising, in combination, first and second coin receivers, coin accepting means, means for directing coins through first and second coin paths from said first and second coin receivers respectively to said coin accepting means, individual recording selecting means for selecting individual recordings one at a time for playing and being normally in an inoperative state, credit means coacting with said individual recording selecting means to render the latter in an operative state, manual control means coacting with said individual recording selecting means for operating the latter when it is in an operative state to select individual recordings as individual choices, a plurality of switches for sensing coins in different denominations accepted by said coin accepting means, said coin sensing switches being normally connected with said credit means to control the latter, multiple recording selecting means for selecting at once a predetermined plurality of recordings as a single choice, coin sensing means for sensing coins which pass along said second path, control means responsive to the sensing of a coin by said coin sensing means and being interconnected with one of said coin sensing switches and said multiple recording selecting means to disconnect said one coin sensing switch from said credit means and to connect said one coin sensing switch in controlling relation to said multiple recording selecting means so that sensing of a coin by said sensing means followed by closure of said one coin sensing switch by a coin effects operation of said multiple recording selecting means to select said predetermined plurality of recordings independently of operation of said manual control means, and means for playing recordings selected by either of said selecting means.

4. For use in a coin controlled recording playing machine including a first receiver, coin accepting means, means for directing coins along a first path from said first receiver to said coin accepting means, a plurality of settable selector pins corresponding to individual recordings, means for playing recordings corresponding to set selector pins, first selecting means for setting said selector pins one at a time, manual control means coacting with said first selecting means for operating the latter, and means connecting said coin accepting means to said first selecting means to control the latter; adapting means for adapting the machine for selecting a predetermined plurality of recordings at once for playing, said adapting means comprising a second coin receiver, coin directing means defining a second coin path for directing coins from said second receiver to the coin accepting means of the machine, a pin setting element for setting at once a predetermined plurality of the selector pins of the machine corresponding to a predetermined plurality of recording selections, an electrical actuator for said pin setting element, a coin responsive switch associated with said coin directing means defining said second coin path to respond to movement of a coin along said second path; and relay means cooperable with said coin responsive switch to be controlled thereby and being cooperable with said electrical actuator and with said coin accepting means of the machine to connect the coin accepting means into operating relation to said actuator in response to movement of a coin along said second path whereby said coin accepting means upon receipt of a coin of predetermined denomination, following operation of said switch, operates said actuator to set at once said predetermined plurality of pins.

5. For use in a coin controlled recording playing machine including a first receiver, coin accepting means, means for directing coins along a first path from said first receiver to said coin accepting means, a plurality of settable selector elements corresponding to individual recordings, means for playing recordings corresponding to set selector elements, first selecting means for setting said selector elements one at a time and being normally in an inoperative state, manual control means coacting with said first selecting means for operating the latter to set individual selector elements when said first selecting means is in an operative state, credit means coacting with said first selecting means to render the latter in an operative state, and a plurality of coin sensing switches for sensing coins in different denominations accepted by said coin accepting means and being normally connected to said credit means to operate the latter; adapting means for adapting the machine for selecting a predetermined plurality of recordings at once for playing, said adapting means comprising a second coin receiver, coin directing means defining a second coin path for directing coins from said second receiver to the coin accepting means of the machine, a selector element setting device for setting at once a plurality of the selector elements of the machine, an electrical actuator for said selector element setting device, a coin responsive switch associated with said coin directing means defining said second coin path to respond to movement of a coin along said second path, and relay means cooperable with said coin responsive switch to be controlled thereby and being cooperable with said electrical actuator and with the credit means and one of the coin sensing switches of the machine to respond to movement of a coin along said second path to disconnect the one coin sensing switch of the machine from the credit means and to interconnect said one coin sensing switch to said electrical actuator for energizing the latter to set a plurality of the selector pins at one upon closure of said one coin sensing switch after sensing of a coin by said coin responsive switch.

6. A coin controlled recording playing machine comprising means for holding a plurality of recordings in readiness for playing, individual recording selecting means for individually choosing and registering individual recording selections one at a time, multiple recording selecting means for registering a predetermined sub-plurality of recording selections as a single choice, said individual recording selecting means and said multiple recording selecting means both being normally inoperative, a first coin receiver, first coin control means coacting with said first coin receiver to respond to the deposit of coins in the latter and coacting with the individual recording selecting means to render the latter operative in response to the deposit of coins in said first coin receiver, said individual recording selecting means including manual control means for operating the individual recording selecting means to register individual recording selections as individual choices after the individual recording selecting means has been rendered operative by said first coin control means, a second coin receiver; second coin control means coacting with said second coin receiver to respond to the deposit of coins in the latter and coacting with said multiple recording selecting means to render the latter operative, in response to the deposit of a coin in said second coin receiver, to register a predetermined sub-plurality of recording selections as a single choice; and means for automatically playing recordings registered by either said individual recording selecting means or said multiple recording selecting means.

7. A coin controlled recording playing machine comprising means for holding a plurality of recordings in readiness for playing, individual recording selecting means for individually choosing and registering individual recording selections one at a time, multiple recording selecting means for registering a predetermined sub-plurality of recording selections as a single choice, said individual recording selecting means and said multiple recording selecting means both being normally inoperative, coin receiving means including means defining first and second paths for receiving coins, first coin control means coacting with said coin receiving means to respond to the receipt of coins along said first path and coacting with the individual recording selecting means to render the latter operative in response to the receipt of coins along said first path, said individual recording selecting means including manual control means for operating the individual recording selecting means to register individual recording selections as individual choices after the individual recording selecting means has been rendered operative by said first coin control means; second coin control means coacting with said coin receiving means to respond Q) to the receipt of coins along said second path and coacting with said multiple recording selecting means to render the latter operative, in response to the receipt of a coin along said second path, to register a predetermined subplurality of recording selections as a single choice; and means for automatically playing recordings registered by either said individual recording selecting means or said multiple recording selecting means.

8. A coin controlled recording playing machine comprising, in combination, a first coin receiver, a second coin receiver, slug rejecting means including means for classifying coins into different denominations, means for directing coins through first and second coin paths from said first and second coin receivers respectively to said slug rejecting means, individual recording selecting means for selecting individual recordings one at a time for playing and being normally in an inoperative state, credit means controlling said individual recording selecting means for rendering the latter operative, said individual recording selecting means including manual control means for operating the individual recording selecting means to register individual recording selections as individual choices after the individual recording selecting means has been rendered operative by said credit means, a plurality of switches for sensing coins in different denominations accepted by said slug rejecting means, means connecting said switches, to said credit means to establish credit in the latter, multiple recording selecting means for selecting at once a predetermined plurality of recordings, first relay means coacting with said multiple recording selecting means to operate the latter to select at once a predetermined plurality of recordings as a single choice, second relay means interconnected between one of said coin sensing switches and said first relay means, coin sensing means positioned to respond to the passage of a coin through said second path and coacting with said second relay means to operate the latter to connect said one coin sensing switch in controlling relation to said first relay means so that sensing of a coin by said sensing means followed by operation of said one coin sensing switch efiects operation of said multiple recording selecting means to select said predetermined plurality of recordings at once as a single choice independently of operation of said manual control means of said individual recording selecting means, and means for playing recordings selected by either of said selecting means.

9. A coin controlled recording playing machine comprising means for holding a plurality of recordings in readiness for playing, individual recording selecting means for individually choosing and registering individual recording selections one at a time, multiple recording selecting means for registering a predetermined sub-plurality of recording selections as a single choice, said individual recording selecting means and said multiple recording selecting means both being normally inoperative, first coin control means coacting with said individual recording selecting means to render the latter operative, said individual recording selecting means including manual control means for operating the individual recording selecting means to register individual recording selections as individual choices after the individual recording selecting means has been rendered operative by said first coin control means; second coin control means coacting with said multiple recording selecting means to effect operation of the multiple recording selecting means to register a predetermined sub-plurality of recording selections as a single choice; and means for automatically playing recordings registered by either said individual recording selecting means or said multiple recording selecting means.

10. A coin controlied recording playing machine comprising, in combination, a first coin receiver, a second coin receiver, slug rejecting means including means for classifying coins into different denominations, means for directing coins through first and second coin paths from said first and second coin receivers respectively to said slug rejecting means, individual recording selecting means for selecting individual recordings one at a time for playing and being normally in an inoperative state, credit means controlling said individual recording selecting means for rendering the latter operative in response to the establishing of credit in the credit means, a plurality of switches for sensing coins in different denominations accepted by said slug rejecting means, means connecting said switches to said credit means to establish credit in the latter in accordance with coin sensing actions of said switches, said individual recording selecting means including manual control means for operating the individual recording selecting means to register individual recording selections as individual choices after the individual recording selecting means has been rendered operative by said credit means, multiple recording selecting means for selecting at once a predetermined plurality of recordings as a single choice and being normally in an inoperative condition, coin sensing means positioned to respond to the passage of a coin through said second path, electrical conditioning means responsive to said coin sensing means and coacting with one of said switches and said multiple recording selecting means to respond to the sensing of a coin by said coin sensing means to render said one switch effective for operating said multiple recording selecting means so that passage of a coin through said second path and said slug rejecting means into switch closing relation to said one switch eifects operation of said multiple recording selecting means to select said plurality of recordings as a single choice independently of operation of said manual control means of said individual recording selecting means, and means for l d playing recordings selected by either of said selecting means.

11. A coin controlled recording playing machine comprising, in combination, first and second coin receivers, coin accepting means, means for directing coins from said first and second coin receivers to said coin accepting means, individual recording selecting means for selecting individual recordings one at a time as independent choices and being normally in an inoperative state, credit means coacting with said first selecting means to render the latter in an operative state, manual control means coacting with said individual recording selecting means for operating the latter when it is in an operative state for selecting recordings individually one at a time, means for sensing coins accepted by said coin accepting means, means for connecting said coin sensing means to said credit means to control the latter, multiple recording selecting means for selecting at once a predetermined plurality of recordings as a single choice; coin responsive means responsive to the receipt of coins by said second coin receiver and being interconnected with said coin sensing means and said multiple recording selecting means for conditioning said coin sensing means, in response to receipt of coins by said second receiver, for operation of said multiple recording selecting means to select said plurality of recordings as a single choice independently of operation of said manual control means; and means for playing recordings selected by either of said selecting means.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS UNITEDTSTA'TES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION" Patent No. 3, 146,871 September 1, 1964 Wilhelm Foelkel 61; 61

It ie henebycertified that error appears in the above numbered patent requir ing correction and that the said Letters Patent should read as corrected below.

Column 4, line 10, for "pins 42" read pins 44 column 7, line 23, for "at one" read at once Signed and sealed this 9th day of March 1965 (SEAL) a Attest:

ERNEST w. SWIDER EDWARD J; BRENNER Commissionerof Patents Attesting Officer 

1. A COIN CONTROLLED RECORDING PLAYING MACHINE, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, FIRST AND SECOND COIN RECEIVERS, COIN ACCEPTING MEANS, MEANS FOR DIRECTING COINS THROUGH FIRST AND SECOND COIN PATHS FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND COIN RECEIVERS RESPECTIVELY TO SAID COIN ACCEPTING MEANS, FIRST SELECTING MEANS FOR SELECTING INDIVIDUAL RECORDINGS FOR PLAYING AND BEING NORMALLY IN AN INOPERATIVE STATE, CREDIT MEANS CONTROLLING SAID FIRST SELECTING MEANS FOR RENDERING THE LATTER IN AN OPERATIVE STATE, A PLURALITY OF SENSING SWITCHES FOR SENSING COINS IN DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS ACCEPTED BY SAID COIN ACCEPTING MEANS, MEANS CONNECTING SAID SWITCHES TO SAID CREDIT MEANS FOR OPERATING THE LATTER TO RENDER SAID FIRST SELECTING MEANS IN AN OPERATIVE STATE, SECOND SELECTING MEANS FOR SELECTING AT ONCE A PREDETERMINED PLURALITY OF RECORDINGS, FIRST RELAY MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID SECOND SELECTING MEANS UPON ENERGIZATION OF SAID FIRST RELAY MEANS, SECOND RELAY MEANS INTERCONNECTED BETWEEN ONE OF SAID COIN SENSING SWITCHES AND SAID FIRST RELAY MEANS TO EFFECT UPON ENERGIZATION OF SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS A CONNECTION OF SAID ONE SENSING SWITCH TO SAID FIRST RELAY MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID FIRST RELAY MEANS TO OPERATE SAID SECOND SELECTING MEANS UPON CLOSURE OF SAID ONE SWITCH, COIN RESPONSIVE SWITCH MEANS CONNECTED IN CONTROLLING RELATION TO SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS AND POSITIONED IN COACTING RELATION TO SAID SECOND PATH TO ENERGIZE SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF A COIN ALONG SAID SECOND PATH, SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS INCLUDING SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVE AS AN INCIDENT TO ENERGIZATION OF SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS TO CONTINUE ENERGIZATION OF THE SECOND RELAY MEANS INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID COIN RESPONSIVE SWITCH MEANS, SAID FIRST RELAY MEANS INCLUDING SWITCH MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS TO DEENERGIZE THE LATTER UPON ENERGIZATION OF SAID FIRST RELAY MEANS, KNOCKOUT SWITCH MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS AND BEING ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FIRST PATH TO DEENERGIZE SAID SECOND RELAY MEANS AS AN INCIDENT TO MOVEMENT OF A COIN ALONG SAID FIRST PATH, AND RECORDING PLAYING MEANS FOR PLAYING RECORDINGS SELECTED BY EITHER OF SAID SELECTING MEANS. 